The Best Thing To Baby-Proof Your Oven!

We started baby-proofing probably almost a year ago, but it seems like our toddler is getting into something new every day. The latest object of his fascination: the oven.

Great.

It makes sense, since Emmett loves opening things and he loves climbing on things, that he would be obsessed with the oven. But, not only is climbing in the oven generally unsafe, our oven is filthy, so I especially don't want Emmett hanging out in there.

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[Note to self: Buy oven cleaner.]

Most of our baby-proofing efforts have been trial-and-error endeavors. (After trying THREE kinds of outlet covers, I finally stumbled upon the best ones! But more on those another day.) But I'm extremely happy with our Safety 1st Oven Lock, which cost less than 10 bucks and I attached in about 20 seconds.

It doesn't get the best reviews on Amazon, but I chalk that up to the fact that people are idiots. One customer rated it three stars because the handle of his oven was too wide to accommodate the oven lock. How is that the oven lock's fault? Idiot.

What are the best baby-proofing products you've found? And what should I worry about my toddler getting into next?